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2008–09 Algerian Championnat National

Field	Value
competition	Algerian Championnat National
season	2008–09
dates	7 August 2008 – 28 May 2009
winners	ES Sétif
relegated	MC Saïda
RC Kouba
continentalcup1	2010 CAF Champions League
continentalcup1 qualifiers	ES Sétif
JS Kabylie
continentalcup2	2010 CAF Confederation Cup
continentalcup2 qualifiers	JSM Béjaïa
CR Belouizdad (Cup winner)
league topscorer	Mohamed Messaoud (19 goals)
matches	272
total goals	567
prevseason	2007–08
nextseason	2009–10

RC Kouba JS Kabylie CR Belouizdad (Cup winner) The 2008–09 Algerian Championnat National was the 47th season of the Algerian Championnat National since its establishment in 1962. A total of 17 teams contested the league, with MC Alger as the defending champions.

On May 29, 2009, ES Sétif were crowned champions with two games remaining after beating USM El Harrach 2-1.

RCK & FAF case

On August 20, 2008, the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne forced the club's integration into the Algerian first division championship for the 2008-09 season while investigating the conflict between the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) and the club. This case is linked to the arbitrary decision taken by the FAF to impose a sanction against the RCK without having full evidence in the case. The sanction carries a match lost automatically against USM El Harrach and three points penalty for having played a player under a false identity during the RC Kouba & USM El Harrach match counting for the 37th and penultimate day of the Algerian Division 2 season 2007–08 (ended 0-0).

This resulted in RC Kouba resetting the 5th position and the rise of USM El Harrach to 3rd position in the general classification, synonymous with accession to the Algerian first division. Thus and although the club has lodged appeals with the Algerian sports authorities, this decision will not be annulled, which leads the club to seize the international CAS, while the first division matches have already started. Finally, the CAS decided to cancel the sanction taken by the FAF and ordered the integration of the club into the first division for the 2008–09 season, then approved the club's accession on September 29, 20086. The change was ratified by the FAF on October 26, 20087, and the 2008–09 Algerian Championnat National was played with 17 clubs.

League table

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	ALG Mohamed Messaoud	ASO Chlef	19
2	ALG Lamouri Djediat	ES Sétif	12
3	ALG Nabil Hemani	ES Sétif	11
CMR Gérard Mongolo	MC El Eulma	11
5	ALG Adlène Bensaïd	JS Kabylie	9
ALG Youcef Saïbi	USM El Harrach	9
7	ALG Hamza Boulemdaïs	JSM Béjaïa	8
ALG Ramzi Bourakba	USM El Harrach	8
ALG Cheikh Hamidi	USM Annaba/USM Alger	8
ALG Farès Hamiti	USM Blida	8
MLI Rafan Sidibé	MSP Batna	8
ALG Abdelmalek Ziaya	ES Sétif	8

References

(May 29, 2009). "D1 : Sétif Champion d'Algérie". DZFoot.
(30 September 2008). "Affaire RCK-FAF / Le TAS conforte de nouveau le RC Kouba".
(29 September 2008). "Le TAS donne definitivement raison à Kouba (L'USMH El Harrach en D2 ?)".
(18 October 2008). "Affaire FAF-RCK : La fédération sifflée hors jeu".
(24 October 2008). "Algérie: Affaire RCK-FAF - Le bras de fer se poursuit...".
(July 1, 2009). "D1 : Classement des buteurs (saison 2008-2009)". DZFoot.

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